When diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma in 2009, followed by surgery and radiation treatments, she returned to run at the end of the University of Minnesota track season and placed second in the 2010 NCAA Division I championships at 1500 meters.

After being diagnosed with thyroid cancer in October 2010, followed by more surgery and radiation, she returned to run well on the track and on the roads as a professional in 2011.

Anderson, 26, a native of Perham, Minn., living in Minneapolis, is in the midst of her best racing streak and next will run along Superior Street in Sunday’s sixth Minnesota Mile.

Return the Mile to prominence on the American & worldwide sports and cultural landscape by elevating and celebrating the Mile to create a movement.

ELEVATEBring Back the Mile as the premier event in the sport, and increase interest in and media coverage of the Mile for both those who love the distance as well as the general public.

CELEBRATEBring Back the Mile to celebrate the storied distance and to recognize the people who made and make the Mile great and to promote Mile events and the next generation of U.S. Milers.

NATIONAL MOVEMENTBring Back the Mile to create a national movement for the Mile as America’s Distance, to inspire Americans to run the Mile as part of their fitness program and to replace the 1600 meters at High School State Track & Field Meets across the country.

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